The New York Times bestselling creator of the comic strip Hark! A Vagrant presents its fantastically feminist follow up, Step Aside, Pops. With National Post’s Books Editor Emily M. Keeler.

This event ins produced by the good folks at Toronto Reference Library and The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon. Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop will be on hand with copies of all of Kate Beaton’s books for sale both in shop and at the event as official bookseller! Hooray!

Ticket Holders: Doors open at 6 pm. Please join us for a cash bar reception starting at 6 pm. As most Appel Salon events are free, it is our policy to overbook. In case of a full program, your ticket reservation may not guarantee admission. Ticket holder lineups for sold out events begin as early as 4pm.

Room Capacity: Based on fire code regulations the Appel Salon can accommodate seating for 458 in the main room. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. Additional overflow seating as well as standing room is available in the adjoining room.

Rush Seats: A limited number of rush seats will be made available on the day of the event, beginning at 6 pm. Rush seat ticket holders are not guaranteed admittance and will be admitted into the event at 6:50 pm if seats are available. Unclaimed reservations will be released to customers in the rush seat lineup 10 minutes prior to the start of the program. We recommend that you arrive early.

Little Island Comics is thrilled to welcome author Kean Soo, creator of the Jellaby series of graphic novels, to launch his brand new all-ages graphic novel MARCH GRAND PRIX: THE FAST AND THE FURRIEST!

March Hare wants to be the fastest and furriest racecar driver around. But first, this rabbit racer will have to prove his skill at the speedway, on the streets, and in the desert. With pedal-to-the-metal illustrations and full-throttle action, March is sure to be a winner!

Kean Soo will be visiting Little Island Comics on Saturday, August 15th, and you’re invited to join him to celebrate the release of the new graphic novel! Kean will be drawing and signing for fans in what is sure to be a hoot! 😀

The following items are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling from Diamond Comics Distributors on July 29th, 2015.

All prices are listed in U.S. funds, and will be adjusted for the Canadian exchange rate in store. Variant prices are listed this week. In the case of a dispute between a listed price here and in store, we always defer to the in-store price.

The unlikely, unusual, unbeatable Squirrel Girl has been rocking comic book shops since its first issue premiered earlier this year, and now a great big book of her amazing adventures will make its debut on Wednesday, August 19th! To celebrate, we’re inviting series writer Ryan North to swing by Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop that day for a party, and you’re invited!

Squirrel Girl Volume 1 will be available that day, featuring issues #1-4 plus the first-ever appearance of Squirrel Girl!

Veteran artist David H. Ross comes to Page and Panel: The TCAF Shop to launch his new book: Freehand Figure Drawing For Illustrators! Perfect for the beginner just starting to learn their craft, and the working artist needing to draw figures without the reference point of a model, the book takes you through Ross’ techniques for learning to draw figures quickly, covering topics including posture, motion and the difference between male and female physique.

At 7pm, join us in Toronto Reference Library’s Beeton Auditorium for a FREE drawing class led by David Ross himself, featuring lessons from the new books, alongside a slideshow and Q&A session.

At 8pm, we’re moving to Page & Panel (just across the Atrium) to hang out with Ross, grab a copy of his book and get it signed!

ABOUT DAVID H. ROSS: David H. Ross is a comics veteran who has had numerous works published by Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Dark Horse, as well as other great comic publishers. He has run comics and illustration workshops for many years, and is co-coordinator and instructor of a 3-year Sequential Arts Diploma program at the Max the Mutt College of Animation, Art and Design in Toronto.

The following items are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling from Diamond Comics Distributors on July 29th, 2015.

All prices are listed in U.S. funds, and will be adjusted for the Canadian exchange rate in store. Variant prices are listed this week. In the case of a dispute between a listed price here and in store, we always defer to the in-store price.

The Beguiling and Little Island Comics are happy to announce a special sale! Starting today, Thursday July 23rd, and continuing through Saturday August 1st, all manga published by Yen Press are “Buy 2, Get the 3rd volume Free*!” This affects all manga volumes that Yen publishes, from the newly-released AWKARD by Svetlana Chmakova, to hits like Yotsuba, Kingdom Hearts, Sword Art Online and Spice and Wolf! We’re pretty excited to be able to offer this to you, and we hope you’re able to take advantage of it!

* Fine Print & Rules:

Yen Press novels and/or ‘light novels’ are not part of this special. Only manga.

Yen Press art books are not part of this special. Only manga.

The free manga must always be the one with the lowest regular price, as listed in our database. e.g.: If a customer is purchasing three manga, and two are priced at $13.99 and one is $12.99, the $12.99 manga will be the one that is free.

Please note that printed Canadian cover prices have changed dramatically over the past several years on Yen Press books. The printed price may not reflect the price in our system, and our system price is the exact, current Canadian cover price as charged by Yen Press, so that’s the price we’ll be using. Please ask ahead of time if you’re unsure.

Special pricing begins Thursday, July 23rd, and ends Saturday, August 1st (inclusive).

Comic Shop Ladies Night is a quarterly social, community building and networking event. We are so excited to have our summer Ladies Night at Page & Panel!

We invite all ladies to come out and share your love of comics, games, shows, books, movies & pop culture! We look forward to seeing old faces and new ones, catching up on projects and pursuits, and relaxing together with awesome nerdy women!

Page & Panel is located on the first floor of the Toronto Reference Library. Enter off of Yonge Street, just north of the main library entrance.

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Note from The Beguiling: Hey folks! We’ve been asked a bunch about hosting a Ladies Night event at The Beguiling, following on some of the great events that have been happening at comic shops around North America. Well our pals over at Page & Panel are working with the Ladies Night Social Group to host just such an event this Saturday evening! We hope that some of the many folks who’ve been hoping for such an event with us will swing by P&P, which is an absolutely great space for an event like this thanks to it being accessible, with access to washrooms and centrally located at Yonge & Bloor.

The following items are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling from Diamond Comics Distributors on July 22nd, 2015.

All prices are listed in U.S. funds, and will be adjusted for the Canadian exchange rate in store. Variant prices are listed this week. In the case of a dispute between a listed price here and in store, we always defer to the in-store price.